telomere maintenance
id: GO:0000723
name: telomere maintenance
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process that contributes to the maintenance of proper telomeric length and structure by affecting and monitoring the activity of telomeric proteins and the length of telomeric DNA. These processes includes those that shorten and lengthen the telomeric DNA sequences.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0000722 | telomere maintenance via recombination |
GO:0010833 | telomere maintenance via telomere lengthening |
GO:0010834 | telomere maintenance via telomere shortening |
GO:0016233 | telomere capping |
GO:0031627 | telomeric loop formation |
GO:0043247 | telomere maintenance in response to DNA damage |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006259 | DNA metabolic process |
GO:0032200 | telomere organization |
GO:0060249 | anatomical structure homeostasis |